Trigger (Wo)Man
I’m a mix between dreamer and planner. While I love to dream about what comes next, I also need to have a balance of defining how we get there. Dreams are not only important but they are also vital to a ministry’s existence. However, if a person only stays in the dreaming phase, even the greatest and most doable of dreams will never come into fruition.
This is a very important lesson I’m learning in ministry. If we never learn the value or the process of pulling the trigger on our dreams, those dreams will soon be forgotten and ministry will be missed.
I use two books to help me dream and follow through – a journal and a day timer. (The particular brand I use is Moleskine…I happen to be a little bit of an addict) In my journal I record all the ideas and dreams that come to mind. I will leave space in between each so that later I can come back and begin to flesh them out.
Once I have allowed myself some time to process if this dream is worth pursuing, I put it on the calendar. I have found that a deadline is very important to bring ideas from the dreamworld into reality. A deadline forces us to be intentional about making the dream happen as well as giving us a tangible timeframe to evaluate whether or not the dream is successful and worth continuing.
I love dreaming, but more than that I love seeing a dream become reality. If there are some dreams that God has placed on your heart, pull the trigger. Make it happen! What are you waiting for?! See what God wants to do through you and your ministry. Be the trigger wo(man) God wants you to be.
If you have a different approach to this, let me know. I love to hear how people bring their dreams into reality. I’d also love to hear what some of your dreams are…it might spark something in me too.
